HADT – High Altitude Drop Test

August 5, 2019
HADT – High Altitude Drop Test

HADT – High Altitude Drop Test

ESA is planning to send a Martian lander to Mars in 2020. The lander is named ExoMars 2020. To test the landing sequence the team will make  drop tests from balloons with two dummy re-entry bodies, one weighing 800 kg and one 2000 kg.
The tests are to be performed at SSC’s facilities at Esrange Space Center.

ExoMars_parachute_inflation_CreditESA_I_Barel

General information

Launch site: Esrange Space Center, Kiruna
Launch date:
HADT1B launched May 28, 2019 at 02:56 UTC
HADT2 launched August 5, 2019 at 01:50 UTC

Image on left:
Date: 29 March 2018, Satellite: ExoMars 2020
Copyright: ESA/Barel

HADT1B

Balloon Type
Raven SF4, 113 000 m³
Payload Weight
800 Kg
Launch Site
Esrange Space Center, Sweden
Launched
May 28, 2019 at 02:56 UTC

HADT2

Balloon Type
Raven SF11.82, 330 000 m³
Payload Weight
2000 Kg
Launch Site
Esrange Space Center, Sweden
Launched
August 5, 2019 at 01:50 UTC

Read more on ESA’s website on ExoMars

Contact Persons

Torbjörn Eld, SSC
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